Agilent Technologies A.18.00 File Naming Recommendations

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Chapter 6, Memory Cards/Mass Storage
DOS and LIF File System Considerations
• When copying LIF named files to a DOS formatted media, the file name is silently
truncated to 8 characters since DOS only allows 8-character file names. This could
result in ERROR 54 Duplicate File Name.
• When storing or deleting files to a DOS formatted media, the file name is silently
truncated to 8 characters since DOS only allows 8-character file names. This could
result in ERROR 54 Duplicate File Name.
File Naming Recommendations
If switching between media types (DOS and LIF) or operating exclusivel y in DOS
the following naming conventions are recommended.
• Ensure that only TESTS Subsystem procedure files begin w ith the letter p (upper or
lower case).
• Ensure that only TESTS Subsystem library files begin with the letter l (upper or lower
case).
• Ensure that only TESTS Subsystem code files begin with the letter c (upper or lower
case).
• Ensure that only user-written NMT test files begin with the letter n (upper or lower
case).
• Avoid using DOS file extensions.
• If possible, only use file names of 7 characters or less for Save/Recall registers or
TESTS Subsystem files (prefix character + 7 characters = 8-character DOS file name
limit). This will avoid silent truncation of file names which leads to many of the
problems discussed under “Potential File Name Conflicts” on page 336.